snag vs excrescence
excrescence vs snagsnag and excrescence both are nouns.
snag is a verb but excrescence is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| snag | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| excrescence | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
excrescence is a hypernym of
snag; that is, excrescence is a
word with a broader meaning than snag:
- snag: a sharp protuberance
- excrescence: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
Other hypernyms of snag include
bulge, bump, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling.
| snag (noun) | excrescence (noun) |
|---|---|
| an unforeseen obstacle | (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body |
| an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart | something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings |
| a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest | |
| a sharp protuberance |
| snag (verb) | excrescence (verb) |
|---|---|
| catch on a snag | |
| hew jaggedly | |
| get by acting quickly and smartly |
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